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FINANCE
Education secretary appears at ADCS conference for first time in a decade
By Martin Ford | 06 July 2018
Provision for care leavers and children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) do...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Understanding children's social care
By Philip Emms | 04 July 2018
The post of director of children’s services is arguably the most highly-scrutinised in local gove...
WHITEHALL
Hillier laments Whitehall cost shunting
By Dan Peters | 29 June 2018
An influential MP has raised concerns about Whitehall cost shunting.
FINANCE
Rise in children's services spending
By Dan Peters | 28 June 2018
The amount expected to be spent on children’s social care in 2018/19 is up 6.8% or £542m compared...
EDUCATION
Scottish minister U-turns on education bill
By Martin Ford | 27 June 2018
The controversial Scottish education bill has been put on hold after a compromise was brokered wi...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Sending a positive message
By Stuart Gallimore | 27 June 2018
Stuart Gallimore welcomes the renewed focus on funding for special education needs and disabiliti...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
LGA research 'debunks' inefficient services myth
By Heather Jameson | 21 June 2018
Wildly different spending levels in children’s services owe more to local demographic factors tha...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Councils urged to shift bond motivation
By Dan Peters | 20 June 2018
English local authorities have been urged to shift their motivation for implementing social impac...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Tracking the true cost of kids' care
By Heather Jameson | 20 June 2018
Huge discrepancies between the cost of children’s services in different authorities have hampered...
WHITEHALL
Government told to return control to Rotherham
By Martin Ford | 18 June 2018
Rotherham MBC should be handed back full control of its services, ministers have been told.
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